AN170010 – Building and Construction Industry Award

48. APPRENTICES

(a) Except as provided in this subclause, this award shall apply to the employment of any apprentice in any trade subject to the provisions of the Tasmanian Vocational Education and Training Act 1994.

(b) The minimum ordinary rate of pay to be paid per week to apprentices shall be in accordance with the percentage set out below (calculated to the nearest 10 cents, less than five cents to be disregarded) applied to the aggregate of the appropriate tradespersons minimum weekly rate (i.e. base rate plus supplementary payment plus arbitrated safety net) prescribed in subclause 13(a) and the special allowance prescribed in subclause 13(e) of this award:

ROOF TILER

	Percentage of Weekly Rate - %
1st year	55
2nd year	75
3rd year	90

OTHER TRADES

Artificial Stoneworker, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Glazier, Painter, Plasterer, Signwriter	Percentage Of Weekly Rate - %
1st year	38
2nd year	55
3rd year	75
4th year	90

(c) The actual minimum rates to apply shall be as follows:

	Per Week Roof tiler $	Per Week Signwriter $	Per Week Other trades $
First year	322.30	226.30	222.70
Second year	439.50	327.50	322.30
Third year	527.40	446.60	439.50
Fourth year	N/A	536.00	527.40

(d) In addition to the above rates apprentices shall receive the appropriate amounts prescribed in Clause 20 - Industry Allowance, Clause 21 - Underground Allowance and Clause 22 - Tool and Boot Allowances of this award, as part of the ordinary weekly wage for all purposes.

(e) Except where inconsistent with the Tasmanian Vocational Education and Training Act 1994 the general provisions of this award shall apply to apprentices employed on work subject to the scope of this award by respondent employers to the award.

(f) An employer may, by agreement with the apprentice’s parent or guardian, elect to provide the apprentice with a kit of tools and, subject to establishing the value of the tools at the time of so providing, deduct the tool allowance until the cost of the kit of tools is reimbursed.

(g) In the event of an apprentice being dismissed or leaving employment before the cost of the tool kit has been reimbursed the employer shall be entitled to:

(i) deduct from any monies owing the apprentice the amount then owing or;

(ii) by agreement retain tools at the originally nominated value to the amount still owing.